Collar stiffener



Feb.

H. GORDON 2,668,956

COLLAR STIFFENER Filed March 7, 1952 1N V EN TOR..

HH RR Y GORDON BY i I' #E A@ Patented Feb. 16, 1954 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 6 Claims.

This invention relates `to collar stiifeners. It is particularly directed to stiffeners or supporters to be used on mens shirt collars for the purpose of keeping the collar edges down and in place.

With many of the conventional types of collar stiffeners there are defects and disadvantages `which outweight much of their usefulness. One type of necessity needs pockets in the collar. Another has gripping edges which rip into the Acollar fabrics, and yet others are expendable and must be discarded after only slight use.

It is therefore an object of the instant invention to provide a highly improved collar support that will be adhesively attached to the under sides of the collar vflaps of a shirt so as to maintain them in position.

A further object of this invention is to provide a device that will be semi-flexible in nature and weighted so that when attached to the collars, the latter will not only be held downwardly and in place but will also prevent the collar from wrinkling. i

A still further object of this invention is to provide an attachment which can be adhesively attached to the under side of the collar tips and has layers of adhesive material thereon for that purpose so that when the outer layer is worn out, the latter may be peeled off, thus exposing a fresh adhesive surface and so on until a plastic base is met, at which time refills can be obtained therefor.

Yet another object of this invention is to provide a semi-flexible, Weighted, adhesive collar support of the character described which will be inexpensive and easy to manufacture and will be convenient, light, durable and simple to manipulate, and yet practical and efficient toa high degree.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in part hereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists in the features, of construction, combinations of elements, and arrangements of parts, which` will be exemplied in the construction hereinafter described, and of which the scope of invention Will be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawings in which is shown various illustrative embodiments of this invention,

Fig. 1 is a top perspective view of the device embodying the invention, showing the device as attached to the collar of a shirt, with one corner thereof upturned;

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 3--3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view of the structure shown in Fig. 1 and illustrating the bottom surface of the device with one of the adhesive layers partly peeled off;

Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the device, partly cut away to expose various parts; Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view similar to Fig. 2 and illustrating a modified construction; and

Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 'I--1 of Fig. 6.

Referring now in detail to the drawing, I0 illustrates a shirt attached to which is a collar II, having pointed wings I2. In Fig. l, there is illustrated on the under side of the upturned collar wing I2, a, device I3 embodying the invention and attached thereto. The same comprises a device with substantially a tear drop outline. In proper alignment, the point I4 thereof corresponds with the point` I5 of the shirt collar.

The collar stiffener device I3 comprises a layer of resilient, semi-stiff material I6. Said resilient, semi-stiff layer I6 is shaped in the form of a tear drop or heart with a rounded top. Adjacent to layer I6 is layer I1 corresponding to the shape of layer I6 and having adhesive surfaces IB and I9. Layer II adheres at its surface I8 to layer I6. Centrally located atop layer I1 and attached to the adhesive surface I9 thereof is a weight 20 made of plastic or other weighty material, and being similar but smaller in shape than the aforesaid layers. Covering weight 20 is a plastic cover 2| which fits over the weight and conforms to and adheres to the adhesive surface I 9 at the surface area 22 surrounding the base of Weight 20.

Again adjacent the opposite side of the resilient, semi-stiff layer I 6, from that heretofore described, there is a layer 23 having adhesive surfaces 24 and 25. Layer 23 conforms to the Vshape of layer I6 and adheres thereto bv the adhesive surface 24. Attached to layer 23 by adhering to the surface 25 thereof and conforming to the shape thereof is another layer 26. Layer 26 has an adhesive surface 2'! which faces away from layer I6. Adhering to the surface 21 of layer 26, and conforming to the shape thereof, is layer 28 having an adhesive surface 29 which faces away from layer I6.

When in use, the invention is attached by means of its adhesive surface 29 to the inside surface 30 of the shirt collar wing. In such attachment, the pointed end of the invention is oriented to that Vof the inside point of the collar wing.- Being semi-stiff, as well as weighted, it

can be seen that the collar is thus kept un- Wrinkled and lying flat.

When the adhesiveness of the outer layer 28 begins to wear off, the layer is unpeeled and discarded, as shown in Fig. 4. Each adhesive layer is made up of two perfectly matching parts which meet along axes 3l and 32, Which aXes do not underlie each other. As layernfz is pulled `oif by exerting an-"upward pressurealong axis 3i, layer 2B is exposed and so on until the semi-stiff sheet I6 is exposed. When this occurs, refills of adhesive layers are obtained to attach to the body of the invention. It is seen that 'detaehin'g the layers by pulling them up at itheiriaxesais relatively simple.

Referring now to Figs. 6 andhthereis shown an apparatus I 3a embodying the inventionfand illustrating a modified construction. The de- ,vice consists efeJ semi-stifflayer ita similar to layer IE.

.and features .of .the originally described invention except that .it omits llthe Weight .2li and plastic covering. 2i. "This-modified construction,

Y.it is seen, can be used on short collars, Where .a Weight vwould produce a bulky effect.

TA layer 26s, ysimilar Eto..

The -term collar stiffeners or supporters used .in .this .specification .is intended to .mean .collar .straighteners or rectifiers.

It Wl .thus vbe seen 'that lthere 'is..provided a .device in which the .several .objects o'f this fin- Yvention.areachievedand which is well adapted to .meet the conditionsv of practical use.

rAs various possible .embodiments might be made iof .the above invention, and .as various changes '.mightbe made -in theembodiment above Yset forth, :it is .tobe 'understood ythat -a-ll.matter V`'herein :set :forth-*o1` shownV in .the accompanying idrawings is to be'interpretedfas .-illustrativeand :not .ina zlimiting fsense.

Having thus described .my invention, Il claim vas newand desire tto secure by :Letters Patent:

l. A collar` supporter consistingrofw-a resilient,

-semiastiffblayer of l:material shaped. iin :thezform second layer of material :having both .fof iits .surfaces 'coated with "anadhesive rsubstance, 'said '.secon'd layer `conforming Ato "theeshape of fsaid ssemi-stiff `layer fand adhesivelyadhering -.tl'1ereto, -a .third layer Iof :material-'Withwonly one fadhey'sively vcoatedwsurface "conforming to fthe' shape :of `"said second .layer Hand attacl'ied ."thereto `by 'means =of the adhesively coated 'surface :ofzsaid -second layer .facing said lthird flayer, a .fourth 'layer :of material having `v-a fsin'gle, radhesivfely coated surface conforming Yto the. shape :of :and attached Vto :said third-layer byfmeans iof the said adhesively coated `surface of the third tlayer V.facing .said fourth -layer and with thexadhesively :coated surface -of said fourth layerY facing `vaway .from said resilient, 'semi-.stiff layer.

2. :collar supporter consisting of 'a iiexible,

semi-stiff layer of material shaped in the form of a tear drop with one end tapered to a point, a second layer of material having both of its surfaces coated with adhesive substance, said second layer conforming to the shape of said semi-stiff layer and adhesively adhering thereto, a third layer of material with only one adhesively wcoast-,edsurfaceconforming #tot thefishape of said second .layer and attached thereto by means of the adhesively coated surface of said second layer facing said third layer, a fourth layer of material having a single, adhesively coated sur- Jl"fa'cenonforming to the shape of and attached mosaici-third layer by means of said adhesively coated surface of the third layer facing said Afourth fiayerfand with the adhesively coated surface :of-@said fourth layer facing away from said iiexible, semi-stiff layer, a fth layer of material .having both surfaces coated with adhesive con- -forming "in 'shape to ysaid"semi=s`tiii,"flexible iayer placedion"thefsurface"of 'said 'semi-'stifff'iiexible layer Mopposite rthe surface" facingla'yers second,

` 'third and fourth "and"`adhe'ring thereto by means of its. own adhesively coated surface facing'said 'semi-'stiii'flayen aWeight"syn'imeti-ical to but 'smaller than said fifthlayer, said"weiglitbeing 'centered ronsaid 'fifth "layer, Lbeing y'properly 'orientedwith respectto'allthe underlying layers Aso .that itfaces in 'thefsame direction thereof, A"and "adhering to the surfac'erof Ysa'id fifthl :layer dueto fthe lattersfadhesivly"coated "surface facing A'said"Weight, a .plastic coveringplaced over said 'weight i'andconforming to the .shap'e of said Yfifth layer 'and'attac'hed itheretofatthe 'adhesively coated 'surface' thereof "which .surroundsfthe v:outline of said Weight adhering'tothe *cent'efthereof '3. "The 'combination "of claim "1, Land vWithsaid "third `and fourth layers veach being-mad'e'of 'two fexa'ctfitting parts,`r which have 'their meeting-'lines along Alongitulclinal 'axes and With theaxes M'of l"said third and fourthlayers not directlynnderlying each other. K

4. The 'combination of "claimZ, an'd"with"said third "an'dfour'th layers eachbing made ,of''two "exaettting'parts which have their meeting lines along "longitudinal axes v"and `with f the *axes "of said thir'd'and fourth layers un'alignd "5. 'The 'combination' of claim 3,' and with tsaid outer third" an'dfourthlayers 'being'readilypeeled o'ifone at a'timeby pulling 'at' each Lpart f'the individual layer alongtheir meetingplace 'at ltheir longitudinal axis, 'Said 'third 'and v"fourth *layers* being replaceable.

"6.` The combination ofl claimZ, and Wi'th'said 'thirdi andfour'th layers eachbeing m'ad'eof .two exact tting parts which have .their meetinglines along "longitudinal axes and with the 'faxes :of said thirdand fourth layers unaligned'saidfthird and Lfourth layers )being readilyjpeeled off .one atV a 'time by pulling Y'at each part o'fthe ndividuallayer valong their meeting [place at' 'their "longitudinai'axis, said third andfou1'th layers "being replaceable.

HARRY GORD'O'N.

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